ch 2 managing landscape pests

• Efforts to completely eliminate a pest species are known as

  Eradication
• A key pest is one that

  Causes damage on a regular basis unless you successfully control it
• Applying a reemergent herbicide to an area where weed seeds are present is an example of a ______ use of a pesticide.

  preventive
• Supressing a pest population involves

  keeping a pest population below a certain level
• Which of the following is an example of cultural and mechanical control?

  1. mowing weeds
  2. applying an herbicide
  3. releasing imported natural enemies
  4. fumigating the area

  mowing weeds
• The use of barriers such as screens, fences, and cloth mesh is known as

  exclusion
• Sanitation is an important method for controlling....

  rodents
• Integrated pest management is an important pest control strategy because it...

  focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage
• What type of pest management practice does inspecting plants for insects and diseases before planting them involve?

  preventative control
• Removing weeds before they produce seed is what type of pest control?

  sanitation
• Growing plants that resist insects would be what type of pest control practice?

  prevention
• Define IPM

  IPM – Integrated Pest Management

  A program that focuses on long-term prevention of pests of their damage through combo of techniques: biological control, physical/mechanical control, cultural control, and chemical (pesticidal). 
• Preventative control includes:

  • planting weed/disease-free seeds
  • growing plant varieties that resist disease/insects
  • BEFORE planting, inspect plant material and reject if it's contaminated
  • keeping plants properly watered/fertilized